Alimoglu Orhan, Caliskan Mujgan, Acar Aylin, Hasbahceci Mustafa, Canbak Tolga, Bas Gurhan
Department of General Surgery, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
JSLS. 2012 Oct-Dec;16(4):668-70. doi: 10.4293/108680812X13517013316799.
Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors originating from ganglion cells. Ganglioneuromas are detected incidentally because they are asymptomatic. We report a case of laparoscopic excision of a retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma.
A 49-y-old female was admitted to our medical center with the complaint of abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound showed a hypoechoic solid lesion at the level of the liver hilum, adjacent to the pancreas. Computerized tomography scan confirmed the presence of a thin walled mass 44 mm in diameter, adjacent to the pancreas and liver. Laparoscopic excision of the retroperitoneal mass was planned. The tumor was removed en bloc, and the pathologic diagnosis was ganglioneuroma. The patient was discharged from the hospital on the third postoperative day without any complications.
Minimally invasive surgery has been shown to be safe and reliable in patients with retroperitoneal tumors.
神经节细胞瘤是起源于神经节细胞的罕见良性肿瘤。神经节细胞瘤因无症状而偶然被发现。我们报告一例腹腔镜下切除腹膜后神经节细胞瘤的病例。
一名49岁女性因腹痛入住我们的医疗中心。腹部超声显示肝门水平有一个低回声实性病变，与胰腺相邻。计算机断层扫描证实存在一个直径44毫米的薄壁肿块，与胰腺和肝脏相邻。计划进行腹腔镜下切除腹膜后肿块。肿瘤被完整切除，病理诊断为神经节细胞瘤。患者术后第三天出院，无任何并发症。
微创手术已被证明对腹膜后肿瘤患者是安全可靠的。
